TANDBERG has shaped the development of the videoconferencing industry

From their roots as a Norwegian radio factory and a pioneer of videoconferencing technology, TANDBERG is now a global leader in the communication industry. Below are some of the major milestones in TANDBERG's history.

 

Milestones

• 1933 Start of the TANDBERG Radio Factory.
• 1979 Tandberg splits into Tandberg Data, Tandberg Television and TANDBERG asa.
• 1989 First small group video system launched in the European market.
• 1993 Launch of the Vision classic small group product.

1997-1998

• Vision series successful in Europe.
• Enter into the North American market.
• Extend portfolio to include large group products and solutions for Telemedicine and Education products.

1997-1999

• Acquisitions in North America.
• Extended sales to Asia.
• Launched new group products.

2000

• Launched new product line and a series of innovative functions.
• Leading the industry with the most complete product range.
• Global distribution network and service program.

2001

• Launched the TANDBERG Management Suite.
• Launched the TANDBERG 8000 and TANDBERG 1000.

2002

• Over 50,000 TANDBERG systems installed around the world.
• Collaborative communications redefined by TANDBERG ACE, an open architecture for best-in-class solutions.

2003

• First provider of video communications to support a new standard (H.264) for video quality across all video endpoints and video infrastructure over IP or ISDN networks.
• TANDBERG See&Share customer premise solution introduced to enable data conferencing for video and audio participants.
• Tactical, a briefcase-sized portable state-of-the-art video system, introduced.

2004

• TANDBERG announces a strategic partnership with Cisco Systems.
• First to ship IP video solutions for Cisco CallManager, making video as simple as a phone call.
• First in industry to include advanced security as standard in all products
• Introduced instant messaging for business-quality video.

2005

• TANDBERG introduces Expressway™ technology that securely overcomes corporate network firewalls to make face-to-face interaction convenient and cost-effective.
• Integration with Microsoft Live Communications Server and Office Communicator expanded.
• TANDBERG acquires Ivigo, a 3G innovator, to provide unprecedented mobile visual communications.
• TANDBERG acquires Ectus, positioning TANDBERG to be the first company to deliver "anytime, anywhere" streaming and archiving of business-quality video
• Integration with IBM expanded to enable IBM® Lotus® Sametime® users to launch ad-hoc video calls.
• TANDBERG delivers the world's first IPv6, (next-generation Internet protocol) implementation of videoconferencing
• Integration with Nortel, supporting Nortel's Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)